Green Aracari

Pteroglossus viridis

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 135 g

ID tip

Males' crowns are black, while females' are reddish brown.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Green Aracari

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green Aracari

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Curaçao.

About the Green Aracari

The green araçari, is a toucan, a near-passerine bird. It is found in the lowland forests of northeastern South America, in the northeast Amazon Basin, the Guianas and the eastern Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela. At 30–40 cm. (12–16 in) long and weighing 110–160 grams, it is the smallest aracari in its range, and among the smallest members of the toucan family.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side: Green Aracari vs Ivory-billed Aracari · Green Aracari vs Saffron Toucanet · Curl-crested Aracari vs Green Aracari

Learn the Green Aracari in the BeakBrain App

Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.

Play today's Daily Bird

Every photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.